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Place of Origin: East Asian
Ceramic Table Lamp Contemporary
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Newly made table lamp from a contemporary Asian bleu and crackled glazed vase. This piece was made in a classic Chinese style by master craftsmen who are upholding a thousand year ol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Meiji Period (1868-1912) Satsuma Earthenware Vase Taizan for Hattori
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer Japanese Meiji Period Satsuma Vases. The Satsuma Vase of hexagonal form with a slight waisted neck and tight rounded rim is extensively decorated with multiple figures to two large scenes. The first scene features a beach with waves to the background and a plethora of figures including multiple geisha holding traditional Japanese wagasa’s. The second scene follows on from the first with a large building in the foreground holding figures on a large platform under a pagoda roof with a pagoda building in the background and further figures in the foreground. The scenes are framed by a full detailed border with gilt shapes, flowers amongst pink shaded backgrounds and butterflies around the neck. The Satsuma Vase is unusually signed Fine Art, Satsuma Ware, Dai Nippon (Great Japan), Hattori Made, Gosuido Works, Taizan Painted. 美術, サツマヤキ(薩摩焼), 大日本, 服部造, 五スイ堂工, 對山画 and dates to the Meiji Period (1868-1912) and the turn of the 20th century circa 1905.
Satsuma ware is a type of earthenware pottery originating from the Satsuma province in Southern Kyushu, Japan’s third largest island.
Wagasa are traditional Japanese umbrellas made of washi paper attached to a bamboo frame and treated to ensure it is waterproof.
Meiji Period was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912. It was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people began to build a paradigm of a modern, industrialised nation state and emergent great power, influenced by Western countries and aesthetics. As a result of radically different ideas, the changes to Japan were profound and it affected the social structure, politics, economy, military, and foreign relations across the board. The period corresponded to the reign of Emperor Meiji and was preceded by the Keio era and was succeeded by the Taisho era.
Cultural Art during the Meiji Period was of particular interest to the government and they overhauled the art export market which in turn promoted Japanese arts via various world’s fairs, beginning in Vienna at the world fair in 1873. The government heavily funded the fairs and took an active role organising how Japan’s culture was presented to the world including creating a semi-public company named Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha (First Industrial Manufacturing Company). The Kiritsu Kosho Kaisha was used to promote and commercialise exports of Japanese art and established the Hakurankai Jimukyoku (Exhibition Bureau) to maintain quality standards. For the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, the Japanese government created a Centennial Office and sent a special envoy to secure space for the 30,000 items that would be displayed. The Imperial Household also took an active interest in arts and crafts, commissioning works by select artists to be given as gifts for foreign dignitaries further emphasising the high quality and importance of Japanese art. Just before the end of the 19th century in 1890, the Teishitsu Gigeiin (Artist to the Imperial Household) system was created to recognise distinguished artists. These artists were selected for their exceptionally high quality wares and talent in their own industry. Over a period of 54 years Seventy artists were appointed, amongst these were ceramicist Makuzu Kozan and cloisonné enamel artist...
Category
Early 1900s Meiji Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Large porcelain Dish Imari-Arita Hand Painted signed Edo Period Ca 1810
By Arita
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very beautiful example of a Japanese, Arita- Imari porcelain large Dish or Platter with finely hand painted decoration, dating to the Edo period circa 1810.
This dish is v...
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique 18th century Antique Kangxi Yongzheng Chinese Porcelain Imari Plate
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Imari porcelain tea caddies, Kangxi period, of canted corner form, painted in overglaze iron red and gilt and underglaze blue. With floral panels and original lids
Condit...
Category
17th Century Qing Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Fine Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase Qing Dynasty 19th C
Located in London, GB
A Fine Chinese Cantonese Famille Rose Porcelain Bottle Vase
Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
A richly decorated porcelain bottle vase with a globular body and tall tapering neck exquisit...
Category
19th Century Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Japanese Meiji Period Blue and White Porcelain 5-Tier Presentation Box
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible and Quite Large Japanese Meiji Period Blue and White Porcelain Five-Tier Presentation Box and Cover. This magnificent piece was most probably made for a nobleman to pr...
Category
1890s Meiji Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Japanese Kutani Porcelain Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exquisite Japanese Kutani vases with fine enameled and gilt decorations, signed Kutani-Saku (九谷作), measuring 14 1/2 by 6 1/2 inches. Each in excellent condition.
Category
Early 1900s Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,200 / set
Pair of 19th Century Qing Dynasty Faux Bamboo Chinese Vases
Located in Ixelles, BE
Faux bamboo Chinese vases were a type of decorative art that emerged during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) in China. These porcelain vases were designed to mimic the appearance of bamboo, a plant highly regarded in Chinese culture for its resilience, elegance, and symbolism. Bamboo is associated with attributes such as flexibility, strength, and modesty, making it a popular motif in Chinese art.
In the Qing Dynasty the color yellow held significant symbolism and represented imperial authority, power, and the emperor himself. Yellow was considered the most sacred and prestigious color in Chinese culture, and it had strong associations with the emperor's position as the Son of Heaven and the ruler of all under heaven.
The marks at the bottom of the vases indicate that these were crafted more specifically during the Tongzhi period – an emperor who reigned from 1861 to 1875, which effectively lasted nthrough his adolescence and was largly overshadowed by the rule of his mother, Empress Dowager Cixi. Although he had little influence over state affairs, the events of his reign gave rise to what historians call the “Tongzhi Restoration”, an unsuccessful modernization program.
The polychrome enamels representing on one vase a traditional Chinese kite...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$2,674 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Korean Ceramic Celadon Bowl with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A good Korean celadon bowl with elaborate slip inlays circa 12-13th century from the Goryeo Dynasties (918 to 1392AD). Despite inspired originally ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Two Chinese Porcelain Kangxi 'Pelgrom' Armorial Chargers, circa 1710
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very large Chinese armorial export blue and white porcelain 'Pelgrom' chargers
Kangxi period, circa 1710
The two chargers, decorated in...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual Pair of Large Chinese Export Canton Famille Rose 1000 Butterfly Vases
Located in New York, NY
An unusual pair of large Chinese export canton famille rose thousand butterfly porcelain vases. The vase has a very unusual shape and was most pro...
Category
1840s Chinese Export Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
A pair of large Chinese export porcelain dishes with the Valckenier coat-of-arms
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Qianlong period, circa 1735
The dishes are in the so-called encre de chine style and painted on the glaze in rouge de fer and the dominant colours blue, red, pink, black and gold. I...
Category
18th Century Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue Glazed Tripod Censer
Located in Chicago, IL
Censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as an element of prayer, ritual, and funerary rites. Placed within a shrine and filled with burning incense, the censer issues fragrant smoke that the duration of the ritual and acts as an offering to one's ancestors or religious deities. This round ceramic incense burner...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Dish Blue & White hand painted immortals
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain Dish, which we date to the second half of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1770, or possibly earlier.
The dish is circu...
Category
Mid-18th Century Qing Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Provincial Glazed Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
As evidenced by the interior glaze, this wide-mouth jar was once used in a provincial Qing-dynasty kitchen for storing food and condiments. The large vessel has a gently tapered form...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Vintage Export Blue and White Chinese Ginger Jars
Located in Sheffield, MA
2 similar vintage Chinese ceramic ginger jars in traditional cobalt blue and white with a centered character symbolizing “LUCK”. The jars are topped with a lid, varying slightly in ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Handcrafted Ceramic Sculptural Vases (Set of 4) – Contemporary Design
By Midnight Sun
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Gift Wrap Available.
Midnight Sun's Ceramic Collection is a tribute to the centuries-old craftsmanship of Jingdezhen (景德镇), the world-renowned "Porcelain Capital" of China. For over...
Category
2010s East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Enameled Floral Offering Dish, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and was once used for serving food or presenting food offerings on a home altar. Shaped like an eight-petal flower, the d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Stoneware Large Green-Glazed Mataban Jar
This large antique Chinese urn/jar has six small handles and a shiny green surface. Its sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Ming Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Korean Celadon Glazed Ritual Ewer, Kundika, Goryeo Dynasty, 13th-14th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An understated and very heavily potted celadon glazed Korean ritual ewer or water sprinkler, kundinka, Goryeo Dynasty, 13th-14th century.
The unusu...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Shoji Hamada Japanese Pottery Mingei Bamboo Tetsue Hakeme Vase with Signed Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted and designed vase by master Japanese Mingei Moshiko potter Shoji Hamada, a fine example of his iron pigment and glazed hand painted tetsue brushwork...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Blue-Glazed Porcelain Box from Hatcher Collection
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th century Chinese porcelain blue-glazed circular pill box from the Hatcher Collection, painted in different tones of blue with a central prunus flower on a wave pattern ground tha...
Category
17th Century Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Ginger Jar from Republic Period
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic hand painted Chinese ginger jar with wood lid from the Republic period, circa 1920s. The jar is in very good condition with no chips or cracks and measure 9.5"D x 1...
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Encre de Chine Plates, 18 Century Qianlong Period
Located in Norton, MA
The plates are decorated with ink-black enamel of an angel riding in a carriage in the clouds. Gilt on the mouth rim.
Category
18th Century Other Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Period Large Han Dynasty Green Glazed Large Jar on 19th Century Rosewood Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This globular jar of a large size is traditionally called a Hu. Created in the Han dynasty and fully authenticated by the Chinese Government for the collective Group “Hong Kong Art C...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Rosewood
Stoneware Storage Jar China East Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pinkish stoneware jar with broad shoulder and slightly tapered body from Chinese East Zhou Dynasty (771-256BC). The surface of the jar was nearly thorou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Rare Vintage 20c Chinese Porcelain Proc Lemon Vases China Underglaze
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description
Set of two polychrome porcelain gourd vases, with a decoration of lemons and blossoms. Marked with seal mark Gaoling. China, 20th century.
Condition
Perfect. Size ...
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,191 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with Ruji head borders, Qing Circa 1840
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good shallow cloisonne bowl made in China in the mid-19th century.
The bowl is circular with a short foot, beautifully made of bronze with rich, bold colorful enamels, i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Rare Blue and White Bird Feeder from the Hatcher Cargo
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small blue and white bird-feeder of circular form with short neck, one side set with two small loup handles, the base slightly pointed, painted with lotus heads growing from scroll...
Category
1640s Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
pair of Chinese pink glazed porcelain stem cups, Republican period
Located in New York, NY
crackle decorated
Category
Early 20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Export Famille Rose Vases, Late 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
This richly decorated pair of porcelain vases exemplifies the ornate style of Chinese export wares from the late Qing dynasty, likely produced in the final quarter of the 19th centur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Large Ceramic Vases 1980´s
Located in BILBAO, ES
Chinese Ceramic vases
Beautiful pieces for decor of living room or main reception area.
Beautiful Coral and green design and flowers and fishes .
Sizes 40x36 cm / 15.74 x 14.17 inc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$3,193 / set
Unusual Hagi Ceramic Figure of Dainichi Nyorai
Located in Fukuoka, JP
This unique ceramic sculpture of Dainichi Nyorai, the cosmic Buddha of Esoteric Buddhism, is crafted in the traditional Hagi ware technique by a contemporary artist. Rendered in a de...
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Rose Medallion Famille Rose Porcelain Charger
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique early 20th Century Chinese Export famille rose porcelain charger plate. Maker's mark on reverse. This lovely larger charger has gorgeous colors in the traditional ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Enameled Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
A 20th Century Chinese Porcelain Table Lantern (SINGLE ITEM)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of very fine Chinese butterfly decorated table lanterns, 20th century.
In the tradition of marriage lanterns.
Composed of four parts each. Finely enameled decorated borders wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
$565 Sale Price / set
67% Off
Impressive Terracotta Funerary Procession - Ming Dynasty, China '1368-1644 AD'
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Impressive Funeral Ensamble of 10 Terracotta Glazed Figures in green and caramel colors depicting a votive procession with a palanquin, his four carriers, a horse, a stableman, two musicians, and an offering carrier.
This ensemble is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity, and Certificate of Expertise by Jean-Yves Nathan - Specialist in Asian Arts for the CEDEA (The European Confederation of Art Experts).
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period.
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Antique pair chinese porcelain blue/white bowls marked Kangxi , 18th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pair chinese porcelain bowls with a fine painted blue/white decoration from the 18th century
Kangxi 4 character marked
Perfect condition, UV tested
Diameter each bowl 12.7 cm
Ship...
Category
18th Century Qing Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Coral Red Lions Foo Dog Calligraphy Hat Stand Vase Qing c.1911
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese late Qing dynasty early 20th century porcelain hat stand vase, reticulated with quatrefoils to the round cylindrical body, hand painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea drinking...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$380 / item
Exquisite Hand-Signed Arita Porcelain Vase, Contemporary Masterpiece by Yasushi
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Introducing a breathtaking contemporary Japanese vase crafted by the renowned porcelain artist Yasushi, who worked in Arita during the mid t...
Category
Late 20th Century Showa East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Korean White and Blue Porcelain Jar with Dragon Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean white porcelain jar with underglaze blue paint circa the second half of 19th century. Porcelain jars of this elongated form with swell shoulder, wide and slightly everted mo...
Category
19th Century Other Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Ming period Dynasty Buddhist Incense Burner with a Rock Crystal Finial
Located in Hudson, NY
The Ming period or Great Ming Period is the last Han ruled dynasty in Chinese history. Considers a high mark culturally and influenced by great events at ho...
Category
16th Century Ming Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Rock Crystal
Monumental Fish and Flora Blue and White Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Revered for centuries for its elegant designs and rich cobalt blue and pure white colors, traditional Chinese blue-and-white porcelain lives on in this hand-painted bottleneck vase. Delicately rendered with fish and flora beneath fanciful waves, the vase's whimsical motif draws from these traditional Chinese symbols...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
A Large Satsuma Vase Depicting A Scene Of Daily Life
Located in Milano, IT
Large cylindrical Satsuma vase, decorated with polychrome enamels and pure gold, depicting a scene of daily life with three geishas and a samurai on a festive day.
Signed ‘Seizan zō...
Category
Late 19th Century Japonisme Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Porcelain Hexagonal Jar with Cover, 19th Century
By Qianlong Huang Huali
Located in Bochum, NRW
19th-century Chinese porcelain jar with cover, richly hand-painted with scenes of figures in procession on one side and figures gathered in family temple, sides with large peony blos...
Category
1890s Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Large Blue and White Celestial Ball Vase with Fu Dogs
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully rendered with expressive brushwork, the painted decoration on this monumental globular jar demonstrates the exceptional artistry of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Guar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Export East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Handcrafted Ceramic Vases (Set of 2)- with Corrugated Texture
By Midnight Sun
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Set of 2 Vases, Dimensions (from left to right):
- 21.5"h x 4"w x 3"d
- 16.5"h x 4"w x 3.5"d
Midnight Sun's Ceramic Collection is a tribute to the centuries-old craftsmanship of Jin...
Category
2010s East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Pair of Foo Dog Boxes on Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Unusual and rare pair of foo dog boxes on wood stands. Wonderful mixed colorations in the design.
Category
20th Century East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$950 / set
Instant Chinese Export Collection - 15 Pc Armorial Blue & White Grouping 18th C.
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese, late 18th to early 19th century for the English and American markets.
An instant collection for any admirer of Chinese export porcelain!!!! This grouping would fill a shelf for display in any home.
This stunning collection encompasses a variety of objects including:
1) Vase with spider web style armorial decoration (rubbed) - 10" h x 5" w
2) Pair, scalloped edge armorial plates - 7.5" w
3 & 4) Armorial coffee pot with gold armorial detailing (chipped spout, replaced lid and stable spider crack to bottom) - 8.625" h x 8.5" d x 5" w.
5) Tea Caddy (chunk missing from neck rim) - 5.75" h x 3.125" w x 1.375" d
6, 7, 8 & 9) Coffee & tea cups - 2.5" h lg and 2" small
10 & 11) Pair, small syrup jugs...
Category
18th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
$1,516 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Shoji Hamada Tenmoku Kaki And Nuka Glaze Vase With Original Signed Branded Box
By Shoji Hamada
Located in Studio City, CA
An exquisite, beautifully crafted Japanese Mingei pottery vase by master potter Shoji Hamada featuring Hamada's famous signature tenmoku glaze with kaki finger wipe decoration and a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Chinese White Porcelain Bottle Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese White Porcelain Bottle Vase. 7.5" H x 3" Diameter. Provenance: From a 35 East 75th Street Estate.
Category
Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase by Ken Matsuzaki with Original Tomobako
By Ken Matsuzaki
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive stoneware bottle form vase by contemporary Japanese studio potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-) circa 2010s. The solid form takes its cue from Chinese traditional plum vase (Meiping) with raised and swelled shoulder and a small opening, yet it rises from a non-conventional pentagonal faceted base. The extraordinary surface was covered with Yohen Shino glaze in a deep iron hue. Thick white slips were applied in bold strokes to the lower portion of the vase. The abstract pattern calls to mind of the imagery of the iconic ocean waves found in traditional Japanese art. The presence of the vase is strong and none-compromising, reaching back to the past yet appearing utterly modern. It is marked by the artist underneath and comes with the original tomobako with title and author inscriptions and a wrapping cloth with the artist's seal.
"Ken Matsuzaki’s haptic ceramics bring a contemporary approach to traditional Japanese ceramicware, most notably 16th-century Oribe pottery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Qing Melon Shape Yixing Teapot with Strainer, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Chinese Qing Yixing red clay melon shape teapot and cover with integral strainer dating from the 19th century. The teapot is of rounded melon shape with vertical partitio...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Pottery
Green Blue Yellow Porcelain Vase by Japanese Contemporary Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese hand painted contemporary decorative porcelain vase, a signed work by widely acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari- Arita region of Japan featuring geometric and fl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Showa Period Rich Cream Ground Musen Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Showa period rich cream ground musen cloisonne enamel vase with Mount Fuji by Ando, the snowy mountain rising above stands of fir trees, with impress...
Category
1930s Showa Vintage East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Enamel
Superb Set of 5 Elegant Court Attendants, Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 AD TL Tested
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A stunning set of 5 graceful terracotta figurines from the Ming Dynasty '1368-1644' AD. These elegant attendants are standing on a yellow glazed lotus flower over a high hexagonal green plinth and wear fine robes in matching green and yellow glazes. The unglazed areas have pigmented colors in red, black and white. Each is carrying essential offerings for the royal family. The head is detachable as often seen on the larger figures from this period. Meticulously detailed facial expressions have been hand-painted.
Condition: Mint, finely preserved glaze and pigment, undamaged and no repairs.
Provenance: Ex. Danish Collection.
This set is guaranteed authentic and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity and TL Test from Laboratory Kotalla in Germany (The Oldest Thermoluminescence Testing Laboratory in the World).
Dimensions: Average 54 H cms
Burial figurines of graceful dancers, mystical beasts, and everyday objects reveal both how people in early China approached death and how they lived. Since people viewed the afterlife as an extension of worldly life, these figurines, called mingqi, sometimes referred as “spirit utensils” or “vessels of ghosts” disclose details of routine existence and provide insights into belief systems over a thousand-year period.
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Empire of the Great Ming – for 276 years (1368–1644 AD). Founded by Chu Yuan-chang, the rebel leader that was successful in removing the mongols from the throne. Chinese control was re-asserted in China and eastern Asia. Literature became more important, schools were created, and the justice system was reformed. The Ming dynasty is described by some as "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history,” was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
The practice of burying ceramic objects with the deceased went into decline from the 10th to the 14th Century AD. There was a revival in placing miniature representations of glazed terracotta objects such a furniture, food offerings, horses, miniature statues...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Ming Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 2 Yamada Seigan match tea bowl / chawan
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Pair of Contemporary Japanese Matcha Tea Bowls by Yamada Seigan, Saga Prefecture
This refined pair of contemporary chawan (matcha tea bowls) was crafted by acclaimed Japanese cerami...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Yoshita Minori Kutani Porcelain Vase
Located in Mérida, YU
Yoshita Minori (吉田美統), whose first name in Chinese characters means "Beauty under Rule," is a revered figure in the realm of Japanese porcelain art and stands as a living embodiment ...
Category
Late 20th Century Other East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Glazed Ceramic and Silver Koro Incense Burner Makuzu Kozan
By Makuzu Kozan
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tri-pod ceramic incense burner (koro) by Japanese Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan (1842-1916) circa late Meiji to the start of Taisho period (1890-1910s). A fine example of the artist's work belonging to the late part of his underglaze paint phase (started around 1887 until his death), the surface of the koro was painted in beautiful shades of blue to depict a continuous landscape not unlike a traditional ink and watercolor hand scroll. The rise and fall mountains recede and fade into the horizon and are dotted with groves of pines. The sky is painted with a beautiful subtle shade of pink, suggesting a time of sunrise or sunset. The koro is fitted with an ensuite reticulated sterling silver hoya (incense cover), pierced with swirling cloud and marked with "pure silver' in Kanji. The base is signed in underglaze blue "Makuzu Kozan Sei" within a double ring. The piece is beautifully potted in form and the decoration was done with expertise using the novel technique developed by Kozan called Fuki-e (the blow painting), in order to achieve the striking landscape known as "Mountain and Water" with sense of dimensions and gradient, the poetic effects normally conveyed only by sumi ink staining on paper. The piece comes with an unsigned tomobako (wood storage box) of a recent age.
Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu Kozan was one of the most established and collected ceramist from Meiji Period. Born as Miyagawa Toranosuke, Kozan established his pottery studio in Yokohama around 1870s and later became one of the appointed artists to the Japanese Imperial household. His work was exhibited in many international fairs that the Meiji government participated at the turn of the century and won many grand prizes. Being one of the most creative ceramists, Kozan started experimenting with new chemical colors from the West in the format of his porcelain glaze around 1880s. New colors allowed him to create underglaze designs that appeared bright, smooth and glossy. He even invented his own receipt of cobalt blue to achieve a much brighter yet softer shade, as evident on this vase. To create landscape that is realistic and dimensional, more common in the western paintings, he was inspired by the native Japanese ink painting technique developed around 1900 by Yokoyama...
Category
Early 1900s Japonisme Antique East Asian Ceramics
Materials
Silver
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